Our sustainable initiatives

Within our sustainability strategy we formulate many ambitious long-term goals. To achieve them, more than 150 specific projects are organised: our sustainability initiatives.

What with food surpluses in our stores? Towards minimum waste flows and maximum recycling Courteous and safe freight transport Saving points with Xtra Eco-score Colruyt Group's new welfare chicken: better well-being for broiler chickens Eat more plant-based food: go for 'fifty-fifty’ Crownless pineapples Responsible pork production Litter. Avoid, tidy up and sensitise International chain projects Social audits for better working conditions Direct collaboration with Belgian farmers Better nutritional values for a more balanced eating pattern Reuse of waste and rainwater Production renewable electricity More Belgian fruit and vegetables Green mobility, also for our customers 12 million trees for clean air Smart and sustainable freight transport Sustainable mobility for workers Investing in green energy 100% certified wood and paper Rabbits from animal-friendly park systems Sustainable cooling of products Sustainable charcoal with FSC label and sustainable briquettes from residual flows Continuous learning and development More low-energy stores, less fossil fuels Sustainable fish Sustainable coffee and tea More sustainable palm oil Pioneering with vertical farming Responsible soy cultivation in Belgium and abroad Stunned slaughter and audits at slaughterhouses Reducing CO2 emissions: how do we do this? Sea farm for Belgian mussels Our energy reduction plan Circular building Dinner is served at 1-2-3 euros Morrocan Medjoul dates Organic honey from Brazil More sustainable cashew nuts from Benin Zero emission transport for goods How we counter food loss Responsible use of antibiotics in animals Belgian fair trade chocolate Animal- and environmentally-friendly eggs Animal welfare in cattle How do we promote biodiversity? Sustainable packaging